{"id":72608,"date":"2026-02-10T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=72608"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:50:10","slug":"michigan-agencies-outside-groups-question-consumers-dam-sale-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/michigan-agencies-outside-groups-question-consumers-dam-sale-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan agencies, outside groups question Consumers dam sale plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>State officials and outside groups are questioning Consumers Energy\u2019s assertion that selling 13 hydropower dams to a private equity firm would benefit ratepayers\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Company officials contend the $1.2 billion sale plan is cheaper than keeping or decommissioning the dams<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Some question that math, accusing Consumers of inflating the cost of alternatives\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>State officials, ratepayer advocates and environmental groups are questioning Consumers Energy\u2019s proposal to sell 13 hydropower dams to a Maryland private equity firm, arguing the company used faulty math to determine a sale is the cheapest option for ratepayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In filings Monday, some called on the Michigan Public Service Commission \u2014 a trio of appointed regulators tasked with vetting the plan \u2014 to reject the sale, while others proposed a host of conditions to protect ratepayers and the public from inheriting costs to maintain the century-old impoundments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concerns come as Consumers Energy looks to sell its unprofitable hydropower fleet to Confluence Hydro, a newly created subsidiary of the Maryland private equity firm Hull Street Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers wants to sell the dams for $1 apiece, then sign a 30-year contractto buy their electricity back at a premium price of $160 per megawatt-hour, plus a 2.5% annual price increase. Company officials say the arrangement, which will cost Consumers $1.25 billion, makes financial sense because it would cost hundreds of millions more to decommission the dams or invest in maintaining and repairing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/consumers-selling-michigan-dams-paying-double-for-power-cheapest-route\/\"><strong>Consumers: Selling Michigan dams, paying double for power cheapest route<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/worries-over-michigans-dams-resurface-as-repair-funds-run-dry-reforms-lag\/\"><strong>Worries over Michigan\u2019s dams resurface as repair funds run dry, reforms lag<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/crumbling-up-dam-reveals-potential-risks-of-private-hydroelectric-ownership\/\"><strong>Crumbling UP dam reveals potential risks of private hydroelectric ownership<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-environment-watch\/uncertainty-michigan-rivers-residents-consumers-reconsiders-its-13-dams\"><strong>Uncertainty for Michigan rivers, residents as Consumers reconsiders its 13 dams<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement provided to Bridge Michigan, Consumers spokesperson Katie Carey said the company stands by that estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sale to Confluence Hydro is the most affordable option,\u201d Carey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighboring communities that depend on the artificial lakes created by the dams have responded to the proposal with enthusiasm, seeing it as a way to secure the lakes\u2019 future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan Heinzman, supervisor for Croton Township near the Croton and Hardy dams on the Muskegon River, called the dams \u201ccentral to the Township\u2019s identity, property values, and ability to maintain essential public services\u201d in written testimony that advocated for the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But others expressed concerns about high electricity costs stemming from the agreement, risks to public safety if new owners fail to invest the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to repair and upgrade the facilitiesand continued harm to rivers that are warmed and fragmented by the impoundments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"3a4a0c6b-22bf-4dbc-b415-23e00a418af2\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Consumers Energy dams\"><\/div><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var 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assets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That concern was echoed by representatives for the Michigan Attorney General\u2019s Office and environmental and ratepayer advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those groups also challenged the accounting Consumers used to decide whether to keep, sell or decommission the dams, with two groups contesting the company\u2019s claim that a sale is the cheapest option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are serious concerns here that any Consumes Energy electric customer needs to be looking at,\u201d said Rod Williamson, executive director of the Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity, a group representing industrial power customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described the proposed sale as the most profitable option for Consumers, but \u201cthe most expensive option\u201d for its ratepayers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials representing the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and a coalition of environmental groups also questioned Consumers\u2019 math, contending among other things that the company vastly overestimated the cost of decommissioning the dams<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decommissioning is the preferred solution for many river advocates because dams fragment, warm and alter the flow of rivers to the detriment of native coldwater fish and other organisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConsumers has publicly acknowledged that these hydropower projects are economically marginal,\u201d said Bob Stuber, executive director of Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition, one of several environmental groups opposing the sale. \u201cSo it begs the question: If Consumers is challenged to turn a profit from these projects, how will a private equity firm be able to do it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond skepticism about Consumers\u2019 cost estimates, intervenors raised concerns about how a sale could impact a host of other public concerns, from dam safety to future access to the 32,000 acres of land Confluence would obtain along with the dams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2014, Confluence at one time owned 47 dams but has since sold all but one. Company officials have said they plan to keep the Michigan dams long-term, although the proposed sale doesn\u2019t require them to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Confluence intends to form 13 separate limited liability companies to own each of the dams, an arrangement company officials have described as routine but critics see as a way to avoid financial liability for the dams\u2019 long-term maintenance or eventual removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In testimony to their bosses on Monday, staff with the Public Service Commission recommended requiring a \u201cparent guarantee\u201d through which Hull Street Energy would inherit responsibility for the dams in the event that subsidiaries go bankrupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A consultant for the Michigan Attorney General\u2019s Office likewise recommended a host of conditions on the sale, including financial protections, restrictions on Hull Street\u2019s ability to sell the dams and a requirement that land surrounding the dams be returned to the state if it ceases to be used for hydropower generation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commission spokesperson Matt Helms declined to comment on the testimony, a standard practice in pending cases before the commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deliberations over the sale proposal are expected to continue for the next several months, with the Public Service Commission expected to reach a final decision as soon as September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In testimony to state regulators who will decide whether to approve the sale, experts questioned Consumers Energy\u2019s financial math and raised concerns that new owners could stick the public with repair or removal costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001,"featured_media":72607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2026-02-10T22:50:07Z","apple_news_api_id":"3d0050fd-a802-4d19-a085-cf7cbdf512c7","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2026-02-10T22:50:08Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/APQBQ_agCTRmghc98vfUSxw","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2444],"tags":[59,62],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2470],"class_list":["post-72608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-michigan-environment-watch","tag-michigans-spending","tag-rural-michigan","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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